Crooners Supper Club and Entertainment Venue

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 90 minutes before showtimes. Salsa with Strings! Take a musical journey with Charanga Tropical and its repertoire of romantic boleros, modern salsa, and Cuban classics. The ten band members perform as a ‘charanga,’ one of the few in the United States, with an instrumentation that dates back to the roots of Cuban music. The sound combines violins, flute, vocals, and full Latin rhythm section. The beautiful blend of smooth strings and Caribbean beats inspires visions of Old Havana at sunset. Damian Rodriquez: Vocals Frank Rivery: Vocals Doug Little: Flute) Aja Majkrzak: Violin Ana Frómeta: Violin Kristi Petraborg: Viola Mariano Flores: Timbales Andrew Gillespie: Congas Joe Strachan: Piano Graydon Peterson: Bass Founded in 2006 by flutist and bandleader Doug Little, Charanga Tropical brings together Cuban and American musicians whose collective accomplishments include international tours, multiple CDs, major grant awards, Latin Grammy nominations, and more. Charanga Tropical has appeared at major festivals and venues throughout the Midwest. In 2019 the band backed up Grammy-winning Cuban singer Mayito Rivera. In 2015 Charanga Tropical became the only American group ever to perform at Havana’s International Danzón Festival. While on tour they played on national Cuban radio and at venues in and around Havana. Charanga also recorded in the same historic Havana studio that produced Buena Vista Social Club. The resulting CD ‘In Cuba’ captures the magic of that legendary studio space and landmark tour. “On a hot summer day no one else can make downtown Minneapolis feel so much like South Beach, Miami.” –Star Tribune CharangaTropical.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. A Feel-Good Evening of Musical Nostalgia and Fun! Everyone has their coming-of-age soundtrack. The songs that stick with you forever, and always bring back memories! The Class of ’77 was blessed with an amazing playlist, including songs by Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Queen, The Eagles, Helen Reddy, Jim Croce, The Bee Gees, Barry Manilow, Kansas, Peter Frampton, and so many more. They had Classic Rock, Pop, Country, R&B, Hard Rock, Disco, Country Rock and Glam Rock. There were fantastic Broadway, TV Show and Movie songs, and some pretty awesome Novelty Songs. Yearbook Class of ’77: Great Songs from 1973-1977 taps into all of it. You will love this fun and sentimental show. And get ready to sing along! Jay Fuchs (Class of ’77): Piano, Vocals Andy LaCasse (Class of ‘83): Guitar, Vocals Dane Stauffer (Class of ’77): Vocals Jay Fuchs is a renowned entertainer, music director, and music educator. For 25 years he has been the musical partner of Erin Schwab, the “Bette Midler of the Twin Cites”. Jay has served as music director for the Governor’s Inauguration Ball, the annual Basilica of Saint Mary Fund Raiser, and many more. For 27 years he was the Music Theory Department Head at McNally Smith College of Music. Andy LaCasse is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and arranger. For over 30 years, he has been a favorite studio session player and live performance band member in all areas of the Twin Cities music scene. Dane Stauffer is familiar to Twin Cities audiences as Roger in the Ivey Award winning “Glensheen”. Among many other starring roles, he played Scrooge in “Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol” at the Ordway. Dane is also a very popular cabaret entertainer.